Heartburn is one of the most common reasons for people to see a doctor, and some physicians often use upper endoscopy to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But most patients ...

The diagnosis of GERD should, in most circumstances, be made on the basis of the presentation of a patient with typical symptoms of heartburn and/or regurgitation. [1] Using esophageal pH monitoring ...

Patients with GERD had a low risk for developing upper gastrointestinal cancers after a negative screening endoscopy, which justifies current practice guidelines recommending a one-time screening ...

"The evidence indicates that upper endoscopy is indicated in patients with heartburn only when accompanied by other serious symptoms such as difficult or painful swallowing, bleeding, anemia, weight ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued new guidelines for diagnosing and managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with updated recommendations on endoscopy use, ...

The diagnosis of GERD varies based on patient symptoms and may include upper endoscopy or reflux testing. Communication with PCPs helps improve patient care and provides opportunity for education. The ...

The American Gastroenterological Association has released a new patient education video about gastroesophageal reflux disease. Here’s what you need to know: 1. The animated video discusses causes and ...

In nearly 500,000 adults who underwent an endoscopy in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, the incidence rate of esophageal adenocarcinoma was 11 per 100,000 person-years among those with non-erosive GERD, ...

A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, based on a rigorous systematic review of the latest evidence, found no benefit of routine screening for esophageal ...

Elderly patients have a higher tolerance for GERD symptoms compared with younger patients; therefore, these symptoms may be under-reported. Elderly patients have a higher tolerance for GERD symptoms ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient. The guidelines discuss endoscopy in the preoperative patient and ...

What Are the Indications for Early Endoscopy in a Patient With Suspected GERD? When evaluating a patient with suspected GERD, the presenting symptom derived from the clinical history is perhaps the ...